Rondell "Spyder" Pinkerton Charged With Second-Degree Murder In Shooting Death Of 4-Year-Old

Lloyd Morgan was killed by a stray bullet while watching a charity basketball game in the Bronx last week.

The Bronx District Attorney's Office announced this afternoon that Rondell "Spyder" Pinkerton has been formally charged with murder in the shooting death of a 4-year-old boy.

In addition to the second-degree murder charge, Pinkerton also has been charged with one count of first-degree assault, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon for the July 22, gun battle that claimed the life of 4-year-old Lloyd Morgan.

Pinkerton, 17, admitted to police last week that he fired shots during a charity
basketball tournament at the Forest Houses project in Morrisania, one of which is suspected to have hit Morgan,
killing the boy.

Authorities say at least 13 rounds were fired
from either side of the basketball court and adjacent playground during the
brief shootout. One of the rounds hit Morgan in the head as he stood
with his mother near the playground.

Another man, 26-year-old Courtney Kelly -- who was wounded in the shootout -- was arrested on weapons charges. Kelly remains hospitalized

A 21-year-old man also was wounded in the shootout.

It's unclear what led police to Pinkerton and Kelly. However, following
the deadly shootout, Morgan's mother, Shianne Norman, pleaded for
someone to come
forward, telling reporters